Growing in Grace & Knowledge

What We Believe

Our church is not new. We trace our historical roots to the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation and its seventeenth-century doctrinal statement, the Westminster Confession of Faith, along with its Larger and Shorter Catechisms

The Bible

Trinity Presbyterian believes that the 66 books of the Old & New Testament are the inspired Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith & practice (2 Timothy 3:16). God has revealed to us everything that we need to know for life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3).

Creeds & Confessions

The teaching of Scripture regarding what we are to believe about God and what duty God requires of us is clear and can be summarized in statements of faith that Christians can confess and unite themselves around. We believe that the ecumenical creeds of the early church such as the Nicene, Apostles’, and Definition of Chalcedon clarify the Biblical doctrines of the Trinity and Incarnation of Christ that serve as faithful summaries of the teaching of Scripture and define what is essential to believe in order to be saved. We also affirm the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Larger and Shorter Catechisms written in the wake of the Protestant Reformation as a faithful recovery of the Christian faith, specifically the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

Church Leadership

All ordained officers at Trinity must receive and adopt the Confession of Faith & Catechisms of the OPC as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures.

Presbyterian in Character

Belief. Our church is not new. We trace our historical roots to the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation and its seventeenth-century doctrinal statement, the Westminster Confession of Faith, along with its Larger and Shorter Catechisms. The Orthodox Presbyterian Church understands the importance of defending and maintaining the truths of God's Word. In fact, in 1936 the OPC was established as a testimony to the Bible when its authority was denied.

Government. From the time of Abraham in the Old Testament, God's church has been led by wise elders, men gifted by God and called to govern his church. The word presbyterian comes from the New Testament Greek word presbyteros, meaning "elder." The Orthodox Presbyterian Church has followed this biblical pattern for church government. Local church elders, along with the pastor, form a "session" to care for the spiritual welfare of our members. Matters of common concern for churches in a given region, such as establishing new congregations and ordaining ministers, are regulated by a body of ministers and elders called a "presbytery." Annually, representatives of our sixteen presbyteries form a "general assembly" to give the whole Church direction and advice.

Why the Name "Orthodox"? Everyone knows that an orthodontist is concerned about straight teeth. The "ortho" in orthodontist comes from the Greek word for "straight." The "dox" in orthodox comes from the Greek word for "thinking." So, in an Orthodox Presbyterian church you will find straight teaching following the long-accepted pattern given in the Bible. We are a church that believes what the Bible says, and we try to put it into practice.